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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jul 31, 2023 11:18:27 GMT
Exactly this and there's no getting away from the fact that the car is by far the best option for the vast majority of journeys. To be honest, been liking what I am hearing from Rishi over the past 48 hours. Now we wait to see if there is any action behind these words, or whether they are are just hot air. A politicians words do not impress me much these days, their actions may do. While I despise the Tories, they've done an amazing job of listening to the fall out from Uxbridge and giving people what they want. People don't like LTNs, rather than listen to a small noisy minority they're listening to the quieter vast majority.
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 31, 2023 11:23:52 GMT
To be honest, been liking what I am hearing from Rishi over the past 48 hours. Now we wait to see if there is any action behind these words, or whether they are are just hot air. A politicians words do not impress me much these days, their actions may do. While I despise the Tories, they've done an amazing job of listening to the fall out from Uxbridge and giving people what they want. People don't like LTNs, rather than listen to a small noisy minority they're listening to the quieter vast majority. Talk is easy, let's see how and if it gets followed up. 'Talk is easy' is one of the benefits of being in opposition, you don't have to follow it up. Talking national government and GLA here. Being an opposition politician has to be the easiest job in the world, just spout a lot of hot air with little to no consequences.
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Post by mkay315 on Jul 31, 2023 11:24:31 GMT
One thing that was intriguing over the LTNs was how Wandsworth borough was the one borough I could think of that reversed their decision on the LTNs. Especially now whenever I've gone to Tooting that high street is so congested.
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 31, 2023 11:31:37 GMT
One thing that was intriguing over the LTNs was how Wandsworth borough was the one borough I could think of that reversed their decision on the LTNs. Especially now whenever I've gone to Tooting that high street is so congested. Somehow, we were the only LTN in Croydon that we managed to get removed. Guess what, it is not armageddon here, things have definitely improved, congestion is nowhere near as bad. Could be better, but there are 2 other LTNs in the vicinity. One there is clear opposition for, the other, a bit closer, but would say there is a clear majority for removal. In 5-10 years time, sure someone will say, wouldn't it be nice it we could pedestrianize the High Street and all the traffic will get channelled to the routes that are currently LTN'ed
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Post by northlondon83 on Jul 31, 2023 19:31:51 GMT
It's a vote grabbing tactic. Considering that Khan has the complete opposite view and is unpopular, Rishi is trying to make the Tories look appealing. At least he's doing something unlike Keir Starmer
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Post by ronnie on Jul 31, 2023 21:26:05 GMT
To be honest, been liking what I am hearing from Rishi over the past 48 hours. Now we wait to see if there is any action behind these words, or whether they are are just hot air. A politicians words do not impress me much these days, their actions may do. While I despise the Tories, they've done an amazing job of listening to the fall out from Uxbridge and giving people what they want. People don't like LTNs, rather than listen to a small noisy minority they're listening to the quieter vast majority. Indeed, while the tories have been torrid for some time, at least this is decisive and has my full support. Using buses + tube everyday, I can see the carnage wrecked by the (empty) cycle lane in woolwich road / Trafalgar road in Greenwich as an example. LTNs don’t work, the ones in Greenwich were finally removed after a long ans sustained campaign against them. Neither do the 20mph zones - I can understand (and support) 20mph zones in residential areas. But having 20mph on dual carraigeways smacks of a lazy one size fits all attitude which cannot be supported
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Post by capitalomnibus on Aug 2, 2023 13:47:07 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 2, 2023 14:24:40 GMT
Unfortunately she cannot be forced to stand down as an MP outside a General Election, or be suspended from the House of Commons as she hasn't committed a sanctionable offence. However the Prime Minister can suspend her from the Conservative Party (she would then sit as an Independent if she didn't stand down). She remains an ardent supporter of Johnson and is clearly aiming to undermine Rishi Sunak's leadership.
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Post by mkay315 on Aug 2, 2023 14:41:10 GMT
Unfortunately she cannot be forced to stand down as an MP outside a General Election, or be suspended from the House of Commons as she hasn't committed a sanctionable offence. However the Prime Minister can suspend her from the Conservative Party (she would then sit as an Independent if she didn't stand down). She remains an ardent supporter of Johnson and is clearly aiming to undermine Rishi Sunak's leadership. All because she didn't get her peerage.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Aug 3, 2023 21:28:34 GMT
Unfortunately she cannot be forced to stand down as an MP outside a General Election, or be suspended from the House of Commons as she hasn't committed a sanctionable offence. However the Prime Minister can suspend her from the Conservative Party (she would then sit as an Independent if she didn't stand down). She remains an ardent supporter of Johnson and is clearly aiming to undermine Rishi Sunak's leadership. All because she didn't get her peerage. I am glad she didn't especially with that salty attitude.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Aug 10, 2023 8:26:41 GMT
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Post by DE20106 on Aug 16, 2023 22:07:41 GMT
Now it’s confirmed Susan Hall is taking on Khan in the mayoral election, I really really hope she wins it. Although I’m well aware of the hill she has to climb.
Now I must just stress I absolutely hate the tories (but I also dislike weathercock Starmer just as much!) and I certainly don’t agree with some of her policies and things she’s taken quite a hard-right stance on, but I at least respect her for being a straight talker and saying it as it is, a breath of fresh air for politics.
But most of all I just want to see ULEZ scrapped and that smirk wiped off Khan’s face. My car is ULEZ compliant so it doesn’t even affect me but it’s the principle. It won’t stop there, no way is there not a plan down the line to make EV’s only ULEZ compliant etc, and it HAS to stop. I do think that the simple thing of stopping ULEZ is enough to clinch her the win, it all comes down to money at the end of the day.
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Post by northlondon83 on Aug 16, 2023 22:42:14 GMT
Now it’s confirmed Susan Hall is taking on Khan in the mayoral election, I really really hope she wins it. Although I’m well aware of the hill she has to climb. Now I must just stress I absolutely hate the tories (but I also dislike weathercock Starmer just as much!) and I certainly don’t agree with some of her policies and things she’s taken quite a hard-right stance on, but I at least respect her for being a straight talker and saying it as it is, a breath of fresh air for politics. But most of all I just want to see ULEZ scrapped and that smirk wiped off Khan’s face. My car is ULEZ compliant so it doesn’t even affect me but it’s the principle. It won’t stop there, no way is there not a plan down the line to make EV’s only ULEZ compliant etc, and it HAS to stop. I do think that the simple thing of stopping ULEZ is enough to clinch her the win, it all comes down to money at the end of the day. the problem is that this election will become predominantly dominates by ULEZ, I don't think that much focus will be on other issues such as crime. As I said in the other thread, Khan has turned London into an embarrassment. The quality of life elsewhere in the country, especially in the South of England is so much better
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Aug 16, 2023 22:47:21 GMT
Now it’s confirmed Susan Hall is taking on Khan in the mayoral election, I really really hope she wins it. Although I’m well aware of the hill she has to climb. Now I must just stress I absolutely hate the tories (but I also dislike weathercock Starmer just as much!) and I certainly don’t agree with some of her policies and things she’s taken quite a hard-right stance on, but I at least respect her for being a straight talker and saying it as it is, a breath of fresh air for politics. But most of all I just want to see ULEZ scrapped and that smirk wiped off Khan’s face. My car is ULEZ compliant so it doesn’t even affect me but it’s the principle. It won’t stop there, no way is there not a plan down the line to make EV’s only ULEZ compliant etc, and it HAS to stop. I do think that the simple thing of stopping ULEZ is enough to clinch her the win, it all comes down to money at the end of the day. the problem is that this election will become predominantly dominates by ULEZ, I don't think that much focus will be on other issues such as crime. As I said in the other thread, Khan has turned London into an embarrassment. The quality of life elsewhere in the country, especially in the South of England is so much better Don't think it will, when the election comes around the ULEZ will already be implemented. People that will need a new car will have scrapped their old one and even if the ULEZ is reversed we aren't going to have an influx of people rushing to be 02reg cars all of a sudden. Think Khan will get another victory here. The Tories messed up by choosing an unknown candidate and really should have gone with a big name.
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Post by DE20106 on Aug 16, 2023 22:55:59 GMT
the problem is that this election will become predominantly dominates by ULEZ, I don't think that much focus will be on other issues such as crime. As I said in the other thread, Khan has turned London into an embarrassment. The quality of life elsewhere in the country, especially in the South of England is so much better Don't think it will, when the election comes around the ULEZ will already be implemented. People that will need a new car will have scrapped their old one and even if the ULEZ is reversed we aren't going to have an influx of people rushing to be 02reg cars all of a sudden. Think Khan will get another victory here. The Tories messed up by choosing an unknown candidate and really should have gone with a big name. Susan Hall is a very very outspoken and brash character though, I’m sure she’ll have no issues putting herself in the spotlight and making herself known. And she certainly will not let people forget about ULEZ come May. If anyone can take him down, it is her. Just because ULEZ will have been around for a while by May doesn’t mean it’ll be forgotten about and no longer a bone of contention. The damage it’s going to do to outer London town’s local economies and businesses in Bromley, Orpington, Croydon, Bexleyheath from people simply not driving into Greater London will bite very quickly I think. Not mention the sheer difficulty Londoners will have getting tradesmen from droves of workmen refusing to do business in London anymore. It’s going to have huge knock on consequences that will still be getting felt by May. Not to mention all the sour grapes. I know people have very short memories but when it comes to sucking money out of people and making them poorer they tend not to. As I said all comes down to the money in people’s pocket
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